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Davis,
Reginald
Davis, Reginald. Driver. 11th Brigade A.F.A. SN 29512. KIA Passchendaele, France 26.9.1917. Age 31 years.
34 Market Street, Guildford, WA. 4 Stirling Street, WA (Mother)
| Date Enlisted | 04/25/1916 |
| Service Number | SN 29512 |
| Age of Enlistment | 30 years |
| Place of Enlistment | Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Place of Birth | Geraldton, WA |
| Previous Military Experience | 3 years Geraldton Rifle Volunteer,. 3 years No. 1 Battery AFA |
| Occupation | Public servant |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Religion | Church of England |
| School Attended | Guildford State School |
| Address History | 34 Market, Guildford, WA. and late (Mother Mary Ellen Davis (1915-1917) 4 Stirling Street, Guildford, WA. (1918) |
| Cause of Death or Invalided | KIA (Killed in Action) |
Military History
Davis was sent to Maribyrnong, Victoria with the Field Artillery for further training.
Embarked Melbourne HMAT ‘Aeneus’ for Plymouth 2.10.1916.Artillery
Roll Rank Driver.
Roll Unit Australian Field Artillery 118 Howitzer Battery.
Davis disembarked at Plymouth with his Regt. 19.11.1916. He marched in to Larkhill for a brief period of training. Davis proceeded overseas to France per ‘Princess Henrica’ from Folkstone 2.1.1917. He was transferred to the 3rd Division Artillery 13.1.1917 and the 12th Artillery Field Brigade 4.2.1917. During a period of re-organization his unit was absorbed into the 11th Field Artillery Bde. 1917. His Bde. fought through the harsh winter of 1916-17 on the Somme. Davis was hospitalized, sick with bronchitis 24.3.1917. He rejoined his unit 5.5.1917. Davis was KIA 25.9.1917 during the Battle of Menin Road in the third Battle of Ypres in Belgium. (Reported West Australian Newspaper 25.10.1917 )
He was buried Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Zillebeke, Belgium1 ¾ miles east of Ypres. Plot 1, Row F, Grave 17.
Final Rank Driver, 11th FAB.
Medical Condition Dec’d KIA.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Notes His Mother, Mrs M.E. Davis lost 3 sons. He was one of four brothers who served in WW1. His brothers were Walter Herbert Davis, Gilbert Davis, Frederick Charles Davis and brother -in-law Leslie Charles Longson. Walter, Reg and Frederick died in Europe.
Photos Pte. Reginald Davis. Photograph source in Palmer and Ashworth, Australia's Fighting sons of the Empire 1914-1918. Facsimile Edition 2014, reproduced with permission of Hesperian Press
3 Davis brothers. Photograph source in Palmer and Ashworth, Australia's Fighting sons of the Empire 1914-1918. Facsimile Edition 2014, reproduced with permission of Hesperian Press
Training at Larkhill. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM H13936a
Winter on the Somme near Albert. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM E00166
Hellfire Corner, Menin Road, 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM E01889
Information Source
AWM H13936a. Training at Larkhill. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of th Australian War Memorial
AWM E00166. Winter on the Somme near Albert. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australia War Memorial
AWM E01889. Hellfire Corner, Menin Road, 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from th Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM Embarkation Rolls- Reginald Davis
AWM Roll of Honour- Reginald Davis
Guildford Primary School Honour Roll
Guildford War Memorial
Guildford Volunteer Fire Brigade Honour Roll
NAA: B2455, Davis R
Palmer and Ashworth Australia's Fighting Sons of the Empire 1914-1918. Facsimile Edition 2014, reproduced with permission of Hesperian Press
St Matthew’s Church Honour Roll
St Matthew’s Church Honour Roll- Fallen
West Australian Newspaper
Wises, H. and Co, Wzestern Australian Post Office Directories. SLWA
Market Street,. (Mother)
4 Stirling Street. WA.
